This paper describes the data communications activity at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the period 1965-1975. The key feature of the NPL work was the development of the principle of packet switching, which was first proposed in a data communications context by D. W. Davies of the NPL in 1965. The report focuses on the construction of the NPL Data Communications Network, which first ...
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Originally presented in 1952 at one of the first ACM conferences, this paper was quite visionary for its time. It foresees widespread commercial computer use and symbolic manipulation, for example.
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This article reproduces and discusses the significance of a lengthy letter written by Charles Babbage to an unknown recipient on 2 August 1835. The latter not only gives an early description of the Analytical Engine but also provides some insight into Babbage's frame of mind at the time. Evidence is presented to indicate that the recipient was Nathaniel Bowditch, a prominent American scientist. In...
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This bibliography is a product of the National Collection Strategy (NCS) program being undertaken by the Charles Babbage Institute. NCS is a three-year program to develop a national collecting strategy for preserving the historic records of computing, made possible through the generous support of the AT&T Foundation, IBM Corporation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Unisys Corporation.
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